I see that many people upgrade their single stage dust collector to a two-stage by adding a cyclone to the system. After reading many posts and watching You Tube videos the two benefits that I see are that it is easier to dump the chips and cleaner filters, but these improvements are traded against the loss of CFM. I also see that most people think that the ability to collect dust is limited by the CFM of the system.
I have thought of upgrading my 13 amp, 230v canister & bag system but I only see the single benefit of a cleaner filter. My bag is easy to dump, and is clear, so I dont have to worry about overfilling or making a sensor to notify me when it is full. It doesnt make sense to me to trade-off having to keep my filter clean vs losing CFM.
What am I missing?